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Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications

International Union of Crystallography · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN2056-9890eISSN2056-9890

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 19d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.22

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.361

Total Worksi

4,668

Total Citationsi

12,677

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Crystallography; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Condensed Matter Physics; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 252 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,668

Publisher OrgInternational Union of Crystallography

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~5 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Union of Crystallography

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-9890 / 2056-9890

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

392

2.9k

2019

361

1.1k

2020

271

644

2021

249

529

2022

249

438

2023

264

232

2024

242

2025

154

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ4

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Crystallography

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crystal structures of chemical compoundsCrystallography and molecular interactionsMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesSynthesis and biological activityMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsMagnetism in coordination complexesSynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsSynthesis of Organic CompoundsOrganometallic Compounds Synthesis and CharacterizationStructural and Chemical Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds

Frequently asked questions about Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications

Is Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications?

Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.50.

Is Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications?